INTRODUCTION xi I. THE RATE FOR LETTERS-- Letter Post in England 1 Letter Post in Canada 37 Letter Post in the United States of America 59 Letter Post in France 78 Letter Post in Germany 97 II. THE RATE FOR NEWSPAPERS-- Newspaper Post in England 111 Newspaper Post in Canada 136 Newspaper Post (Second-class Mail) in the United States of America 148 Newspaper Post in France 164 Newspaper Post in Germany 173 III. THE RATE FOR PARCELS-- Parcel Post in England 183 Parcel Post in the United States of America 191 Parcel Post in France 204 Parcel Post in Germany 209 IV. MINOR RATES-- (i) Book Post 220 (ii) Samples 229 (iii) Commercial Papers 238 (iv) Postcards 241 (v) Rate for Printed Matter for the Blind 244 (vi) Minor Rates in the United States and Canada 244 V. LOCAL RATES 247 VI. INTERNATIONAL RATES-- (i) International Letter Post 263 (ii) International Parcel Post 277 VII. AN ANALYSIS OF COST-- Method 283 Cost 289 VIII. CONCLUSION 312 APPENDIX A-- I. RATES OF INLAND LETTER POSTAGE CHARGED IN ENGLAND, 1635-1915 336 II. FOREIGN RATES IN THE BRITISH SERVICE 340 III. THE THURN AND TAXIS POSTS IN GERMANY 349 IV. PARCEL POST IN CANADA 355 V. THE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES 357 VI. POST OFFICE REVENUE 358 VII. GRAPHS 368 APPENDIX B--